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Show monday, 0 June 26, 1978 RAMiE TI1E WOKE IN STARRING YOUR PRINTS. SHADOW BOXES PRODUCED NOW APPEARING , KEEPSAKES OIL PAINTINGS WATEHOXOHSi PASTELS BY BULLOCK GLASS & FRAME CO. RICHARDS IN SAI T I AkE AT1 AND MURRAY AT 4744 SOUTH 9U0 STREET PHONE 322 1361 EAST iPhQNEi 26? 714)' L i 1 Architectural mill work dealing in quality woods and plastic Iw laminates. Business and professional f office suites and interiors. II $1 Pictured: s United Bank $ 5805 South State I Murray, Utah Telephone (801)266-322- 2 Si Huetter MILL A Had your fill? Drainage reclaims soggy land for housing project For investors who have bought prime property and found it covered with a foot of water, there is hope. At least according to Sumner Stewart, a field representative for Sumner G. Margetts, & Co., Salt Lake. Witness the 30 acre plus piece of property Margetts is draining north of Chase Lane in Centerville. The water table was just three feet below the surface of 70 percent of this property, Stewart said, and the rest of it was covered by about three feet of water. The project isnt completed yet, but the west end is now dry and 120 gallons of water are being drained from the property every minute, explained Stewart. The companys goal is to drop the water table six feet beneath the surface. Margetts is draining the property for a housing project of a local developer, who prefers to keep a low profile, i.e. remain anonymous for the time being. He was faced with two alternatives, said Stewart. He could have covered the property with land fill, or drained it. He opted for drainage. OUTSTANDING ft Sumner G. Margetts Co. is laying drainage pipes for a 30 acre housing project in Centerville. CABINET Twice as costly Charter flights to fun and fishing Reno, Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, Lake Powell, Flaming Gorge, Upper Snake River, The Madison, plus many, many others. Call now for rates and information. SALT LAKE AIRPORT 2 WEST JORDAN, UTAH 84084 (801)566-167-5 (801)328-977- 4 And little wonder. At todays prices for fill, (about $2yd.) the developer would have spent twice the amount he is paying to have the land drained, claims Stewart. Experts say it takes about 1,630 yards to cover one acre of land with one foot of fill. Thats like adding $3,260 to the cost of each acre of land. Stewart compared putting land fill on this particular piece of property with putting fill on a waterlogged He also did not sponge. cherish the prospects of buildon top of a marshing mallow. Once the project is com- pleted the first part of July, the system will drain about 400 gallons a minute. The water could be recycled back on top of the land and used in irrigation, air conditioning, and a variety of other things, Stewart said. Stewart said prime land is hard to come by these days so developers are moving into the low line areas. We are lowering the water tables in these areas to stabilize the land for any number of projects, he said. Founded in 1918, Margetts is not new to land drainage. Farmers throughout Idaho and Utah can attest to how valuable the firms drainage systems are. Druing last years drought they were able to regulate the amount of drainage and keep the water tables high enough to water their crops. The water that is used on the land, Stewart explained, seeps into the ground into drainage pipes, and can then be used over again. As well, the system serves as a cleaning device for the soil, filtering out alkali and other harmful minerals. Margetts has developed and patented most of its own machinery. Made of perforated six to ten inch plastic pipes, the systems are surrounded by a gravel envelope that acts as a filter. The pipes are laid around the perimeter of the property, at the required depth, in order to prevent more water from coming into the land, and through the middle to drain off what is already there. Gravity is used to move the water, he continued, but the company has also developed a sump pump to pump out the water if gravity alone is not enough. The water seeps into the perforated pipes and is carried away. For bigger projects, Margetts uses concrete pipes. The systems are permanent, and according to Stewart, projects the company did in the 1920s are still in operation. Their projects include the Salt Lake International Airport, the Thiokol plant, the Spanish Fork and Mick Riley golf courses and many school sites. At present, the company is studying a site for an industrial park in Centerville. The city owns the land under consideration. The company has also done consulting work in the Netherlands, and owns highly specialized machinery that is basically the same as the equipment used to drain the land which the Low Lands have stolen away from the ocean, he said. 109-ac- re |